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GUWAHATI: Monsoon rains continued to trigger widespread landslides and flash floods in Northeast, taking death toll to 34 on Sunday, officials said. The first wave of the floods in Assam,

triggered by incessant rains, affected over 3.64 lakh people across 19 districts and disrupted road transport and train services. Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura and Sikkim

have been also affected by the rains. Four persons -- two in Assam and one each in Mizoram and Tripura – died on Sunday which took the Northeast toll to 34. Ten people died in Assam, nine in

Arunachal, six each in Meghalaya and Mizoram, two in Tripura and one in Nagaland. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke with Assam, Arunachal, Sikkim chief ministers and Manipur

Governor to take stock of the situation. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Shah offered all possible assistance to deal with the situation. “I have briefed him on the measures

being taken and we are grateful for his concern and support,” Sarma said. He cautioned people that heavy rainfall in Arunachal— Kibithoo (17 cm), Hayuliang (15 cm), Kalaktang (10 cm) — might

lead to a sharp rise in the river water levels downstream. “Assam is already witnessing intense rain in Silchar (42 cm), Karimganj (35 cm) and Hailakandi (30 cm). People living in low-lying

and riverbank areas are advised to stay alert and follow local advisories,” he said. The Northeast Frontier Railway cancelled several trains as rainwater submerged tracks in the Karimganj

section of Barak Valley.